Source: Cheney 'feeling good' after being hospitalized with chest pains

[kpete]

Source: CNN

Source: Cheney 'feeling good' after being hospitalized with chest pains

Washington (CNN) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney was "feeling good" a day after being hospitalized with chest pains, a source who spoke to Cheney said Tuesday.

The source told CNN the former vice president watched some of the Olympics Games coverage on television Monday night, hours after being admitted to George Washington University Hospital, but was in a "holding pattern" until more tests were conducted Tuesday morning.

A family source told CNN that Cheney's doctors were evaluating his situation, and another source said Cheney, 69, is up and in touch with his family and friends.

CNN's chief medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta called Cheney's mobility "a good sign."

Read more: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/02/23/source-cheney-feeling-good-after-being-hospitalized-with-chest-pains/?fbid=hJgw8YnspV8

[gateley]

1. That sucks. I want him to feel miserable. And scared. nt

[Warpy]

4. Trust me, he's both

and he's also realizing that even if he managed to grasp every last dime and every bit of power available that it wouldn't save him now.

I can think of few deaths worse than end stage congestive heart failure.

[hlthe2b]

6. Is he in fulminant heart failure? I hadn't heard anything other than

angina.... Ultimately, of course he will. 'Better to go out with the ultimate major MI than heart failure, I'd say.

[Warpy]

22. It would be impossible for anyone with his history

not to be in congestive heart failure. "Fulminant" suggests it's rapidly progressing and that he'll peg out in a matter of weeks, but I doubt that is the case. Cardiac cripples can be maintained for a decade or more, but they will not enjoy it.

[hlthe2b]

23. It would be impossible with his history not to have left ventricular dysfunction

Heart failure implies both degree of LV dysfunction and pulmonary edema or other signs of fluid retention. As far as I know they have never acknowledged CHF, though he had a episode of "breathlessness" in 2004 that they attributed to "non-cardiac causes" and has had foot swelling episodes (cause not disclosed) in 2005... He's also had several public episodes of "sleepiness" that likewise might suggest CHF or sleep apnea. Now, I'd be very surprised if he has not developed CHF and expect he is on lasix, aldosterone, digoxin, in addition to the usual post MI regime of beta blockers, ace inhibitors, aspirin, statins, nitroglycerin and perhaps some additional BP meds. However, that has never been publicly acknowledged to my memory.

All I have heard on this go around is "chest pain" (which drives cardiologists nuts since blockage typically presents with pressure and not overt pain). No description of breathing difficulty. Fulminant CHF would as you say, suggest rapidly progressive heart failure with pulmonary edema and non-responsive, rapidly diminishing left ventricular function.

Not trying to be unnecessarily picky.. just thought you'd heard/read something more specific.

[Warpy]

26. No, but he's looked like a typical case on his recent TV appearances

and that goes along with the spotty news we get from the media and more years than I care to admit to working cardiac units.

I agree with you about the class and number of pills he's on, he must rattle when he walks, although he seems incapable of doing much walking. I'd add a fistful of inhalers to that.

The admissions in the press of both edema and shortness of breath would suggest bilateral dysfunction. I imagine his EF is in the toilet.

Bottom line: he's got a big, boggy heart and is likely a cardiac cripple.

He might have had an additional 15 years or so before this happened to him had he not been a heavy smoker. It would have happened eventually, though, you can't beat genetics for long.

[hlthe2b]

28. He's definitely "worn out with nowhere to go"

and I agree--even though I don't see him on tv, photos and some online video I've seen lately do have the appearance of a cardiac cripple, his gout and peripheral vascular disease notwithstanding. I too suspect he may have some COPD going on and sufficient secondary organ dysfunction that their options going forward are fairly limited.

[tclambert]

29. "Breathlessness" is a symptom? So he'll feel like he's drowning?

Well, that must be OK with Cheney, 'cause he says simulated drowning isn't torture.

[hlthe2b]

30. Death from fulminant congestive heart failure is drowing

as ones lungs fill totally with fluid blocking off any exchange of oxygen. It is a horrid way to die and not one I'd wish on anyone.

That said, there is a certain irony if Cheney does go that way. It is possible, though that his final end will just be a total blockage (massive MI) or clot to the brain (stroke) or to the lungs. Ok, I'm being ghoulish for some, I know, but that is my field.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

76. Dobutamine drip

can't wail to hear those words.

[Warpy]

78. Nah, Leave 'Em Dead (Levophed)

IABP would also be nice to hear.

[Chemisse]

10. Is that what he has?

I just assumed they were fixing each clogged artery as they became evident, then more got clogged.

I suppose it makes sense that he has had irreversible damage to the heart along the way.

[Warpy]

21. Every time he has chest pain or a rhythm problem

more of his heart cells are damaged or die. That's what congestive heart failure is, gradual replacement of the muscle tissue with scar tissue and loss of the ability of the heart to pump blood effectively. I'd also guess that he's got an element of COPD along with it since he was a heavy smoker for a lot of years, even after his first few heart attacks and bypass.

It's a rotten way to live. Trust me, I don't wish it even on Cheney.

[Chemisse]

35. It does sound miserable

I noticed he was rather gasping for breath during one of his rants not too long ago.

[Ozymanithrax]

2. Darth Cheney has a heart?

I thought they replaced that with a lump of coal...

[emsimon33]

20. My thoughts, too

[yava]

37. why does anyone care about this?

[Wilms]

3. Sanjay Gupta called Cheney's mobility "a good sign."

That depends, really.

[Dappleganger]

5. It really means nothing except that he's mobile.

My father-in-law's mobility was great when he was admitted and ended up with quadruple bypass surgery.

[Botany]

7. Maybe he can room w/ my neighbor's son who is 28 w/ brain cancer

..... he did 3 tours in Iraq.

Cheney is evil as it gets because he lied to start a war to make money.
The toll of death, injured, sick, homeless, civil wars, loss of infrastructure,
trillions of dollars spent, and broken families is staggering.

BTW any troll, freeper, rush limbaugh, or media person reading this blog
can look up his lies.

http://projects.publicintegrity.org/WarCard/

On August 26, 2002, in an address to the national convention of the Veteran of Foreign Wars, Cheney flatly declared: "Simply stated, there is
no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends,
against our allies, and against us." In fact, former CIA Director George Tenet later recalled, Cheney's assertions went well beyond his agency's
assessments at the time. Another CIA official, referring to the same speech, told journalist Ron Suskind, "Our reaction was, 'Where is he getting
this stuff from?'

[hlthe2b]

8. How tragic for your neighbor...

Truly...

[Botany]

11. I talked to him last week .... so little I could say

3 tours in that environment might have very well brought on the cancer.

Depleted uranium and God knows what else he was exposed to over there
so Dick and his buddies could make money is just so wrong. Dick needs good
health care and then he needs to be put on trial for his war crimes.

[hlthe2b]

15. Nuremburg, 2010

Time for Justice.... way past time...

[Rozlee]

16. You forgot one of the biggies.

I know I'm a broken record about this and you're all probably sick of hearing it. Tough! But, I'll say it over and over: My daughter, who is in the Coast Guard, was stationed at the port in Basra for six months as a container inspector. My granddaughter was born with Goldenhars' Syndrome. Google Gulf War and Goldenhars. In fact, google Gulf War and birth defects. We dropped 300 tons of depleted uranium on Basra in Desert Storm. I'm a 100% disabled vet from that one with a vague set of neurological symptoms that they say is neuro-Behcets. As a former RN, I can tell you, it sure doesn't meet the criteria for Behcet's. In this war, we've dropped 3,000 tons of depleted uranium on Iraq. Your neighbor's son has brain cancer? Don't look too far for the cause. And our kids coming back have time bombs in their DNA. The medical problems, heartbreak and financial strain on families of those unfortunates will be felt for generations to come. Do you know something else? I'm a sniveling mess here: my daughters pregnant again.

[Demeter]

27. We Will Keep Watch With You

and we WILL get those traitor-bastards, every one of them. Before god does.

[calimary]

38. Hear hear! And whatever comeuppance that beast gets, I hope I'm around to watch.

He is a war criminal and should face charges and pay the penalties, accordingly.

[arikara]

34. I hope everything turns out ok for all of you

:hug:

[catbyte]

9. I'll bet he and Bob Dole are getting fine care...

AT OUR EXPENSE. I hate hypocrites.

Diane

Anishnabe in MI

[thereismore]

12. Liar. nt

[Historic NY]

13. send him a few slabs of bacon topped with mayonnaise.

[SoapBox]

14. Damn...and that is all I'm say'n.

[TEXASYANKEE]

17. I don't wish anyone ill.

But I'll make an exception for this heartless wanker. Simply put, he can't suffer enough in this lifetime to make up for all the harm, suffering, and death he's caused.

[zonkers]

18. What won't he do to stay in the news cycle.

[kestrel91316]

19. How I feel about the news:

:cry:

Someday the news about him will be different and I will feel much better.

[yellowcanine]

24. Lynn is no doubt ordering up a big steak and potatoes meal for him.

Loaded with saturated fats and bad cholesterol.

[jobycom]

25. Excellent news.

I want that POS to live long enough to see how bad he fucked up this nation. I'm hoping he lives to well past 100, so he can see the chapters on him and his puppet in the history books.

Plus, I don't want the outpouring of sympathy he'll get from his followers when he dies.

[TheWatcher]

32. That will win you points with Karma, but it won't play out well in reality.

Cheney is a murderous psychopath that is incapable of remorse, contrition, or redemption. He could care less about what his actions have done to this nation, and he cares even less about the life of another human being.

And with the path this country continues to spiral down, the revisionist historians and gatekeepers will most likely assure that his legacy is glossed and papered over, ensuring the endangerment that future generations will be doomed to repeat history, because they can't learn from it, because no one is willing to tell the truth about it.

Your sentiment does you credit, but I'm just a bit too cynical I guess.

[jobycom]

40. I guess you didn't bother with reading nuthin I wrote.

:shrug:

[AlbertCat]

31. Morphine will do that.... make you feel good.

[truthisfreedom]

33. The nice thing about chenster feeling good

is that he can feel bad again soon.

[demigoddess]

36. oh damn

eom

[billyoc]

39. He looks like a trillion dollars.

:grr:

[sabra]

41. Dick Cheney Had 'Mild Heart Attack' (is in stable condition)

Source: ABC News

Former Vice President was Hospitalized Monday, After Suffering His Fifth Heart Attack

Former Vice President Dick Cheney's office says he had a "mild heart attack" this week -- his fifth -- but is in stable condition and will be released from the hospital in a couple of days.

"Former Vice President Cheney was admitted to GW Hospital after experiencing chest pain," his office said in a statement. "Lab testing revealed evidence of a mild heart attack. He underwent a stress test and a heart catheterization. He is feeling good and is expected to be discharged in the next day or two."

Cheney has been working the phones from the hospital today. He has spoken to Vice President Joe Biden and former President George W. Bush.

This week, Bush and Cheney are expected to meet for the first time since they left office.

Bush is going over to Cheney's house for coffee on Thursday and on Friday they will attend a breakfast reunion in Washington sponsored by the Bush-Cheney Alumni Association, the official group of political appointees who worked in the administration.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/dick-cheney-suffered-mild-heart-attack/story?id=9922750

[RoccoR5955]

42. What happened, his batteries go dead again?

He REALLY should be using rechargeables.

[sharp_stick]

43. Breakfast Reunion

I think I'd be serving up Waffles with whipped cream and syrup, Biscuits and gravy, lots and lots of bacon and fried eggs with buttered toast.

You know that shrubbo really wants dick to STFU once and for all, hopefully before his nice little tell all book is finished.

[Mithreal]

44. Must be nice to have high quality healthcare, wish we could afford it.

Oh wait, we pay more than we need to so some can have more than they need.

[704wipes]

50. yeah hope he is enjoying his socialized medicine

I am sure he is still telling us to fuck off for ours.

[mbperrin]

45. Story is obviously wrong. Fuckers with no heart don't have heart attacks.

They do have excellent healthcare, though. Too fucking bad the rest of us can't get in on it with the Galts of the world.

[wilt the stilt]

46. I know it's wrong

but I am cheering for congestive heart failure. Drowning in your own fluids would be perfect for a guy who loves water boarding.

[EFerrari]

47. No, I want this criminal to live to see his indictment.

After that, he's on his own.

[Gman]

51. And die in prison

his worst nightmare right now. And he knows that by all rights and purposes he should be there.

[Mithreal]

52. +1

:applause:

[EFerrari]

56. He's an obsessive control freak. I hope it drives him crazy. n/t

[Gman]

74. Maybe the thought is giving him heart problems

Maybe, just maybe Eric Holder is doing some things that are making Cheney very nervous. Cheney sure is visible lately.

[truth2power]

60. Yep. Karma. n/t

[Bonhomme Richard]

48. If I wanted to argue that there wasn't a God......Nevermind. n/t

[greiner3]

49. What time of day did that happen?

Around daybreak today there was a sound resembling a huge clap of thunder, the earth shook and what had been a daybreak became darker than midnight with no moon. Did I mention the wailing of a million tortured dead people began?

[BlueStater]

53. How this ghoul can still be alive after five heart attacks I do not know.

Looks like evil never dies.

[aquart]

54. Anyone have the statistics on life expectancy after five?

[Geoff R. Casavant]

65. I was wondering the same thing

How many attacks can an ostensibly human heart have before the damage becomes too great?

[marasinghe]

69. wouldn't surprise me if cheney visits his associates in china every few months ....

.... and buys himself a heart, from the execution du jour. wouldn't put anything past this demon-spawned necrophiliac & his ilk.

[MARALE]

55. I saw him last night on the Daily Show

and he reminded me of Mr. Potter crossed with the Penguin from batman. I think that pretty much fits his personality too. Just a random though but there it is...

[wizstars]

57. "MILD heart attack"?? **DAMN**

If it weren't for bad luck, we'd have no luck at all.

Why isn't this f*cker in a PRISON hospital??? :mad:

[24601]

71. Maybe because Joe Biden says that Dick is a fine fellow....

Not to point a finger, but I'm not sure Pat Leahy would agree.

[RedCloud]

58. Send him garlic wreaths!

[nc4bo]

59. !

Nothing nice to say. Nope.

[louis-t]

61. They have an "alumni association"?

Oh fer........

[truth2power]

62. My dad died of a heart attack , decades ago...

(Or so we were told that it was heart attack, but that's a whole other ugly story involving the US Government.)

Back so many years ago there was nothing anyone could do in such a situation except stand by and watch someone die. There was NONE of the technology we have today.

That said, my dad never saw me graduate from high school. He never saw me get married and never knew his grandchildren. I still grieve that loss, all these many years later.

Goddamn!...Every time Cheney has ANOTHER heart attack, I think of my dad and the grief and, yes, anger, surfaces again.

How in holy hell could I have been deprived of my dad, a good, loving person, and this evil effing mass murderer just goes on and on and on.

I want an answer to that!

[swilton]

63. Pre-existing Condition?

[goclark]

64. That could not be "Mentally Stable " ~ right?

I sure would like to be his nurse ~ huuum

[TeaBagsAreForCups]

66. Oh, if only ....

[liberation]

67. It is not Cheney's survival that bothers me..

... it is the fact that every single person I know, who has suffered a heart attack, has had a significant change in lifestyle and more importantly: outlook on their lives.

This asshole does not even repent in the slightest, in fact he seems to come out of each heart attack more determined to dish his particular brand of evil. I am now certain this guy must have made a pact with the devil, and I am an atheist. But holy shit, if a heart attack can't make Dick Cheney regain any humanity, nothing will... not even indictments. This guy's brain is long gone from the realm of humanity. The fact that people voted and cheered to get this piece of work at the very top of our government speaks volumes about how soulless a big portion of our our society is (or can be).

[Hekate]

68. Wouldn't want him to cheat the gallows, after all.

:argh:

[bif]

70. We should all send him some McDonald's coupons.

[Thor_MN]

72. Where's a damn death panel when we really need one?

[hyphenate]

73. That's too bad

I guess I'll just have to wish harder the next time!















:hide:

Just a little disrespect on my part!

[cstanleytech]

75. Wait, he still had one??

I thought that piece of coal had hardened into a diamond long ago.

[Mad_Dem_X]

77. This SOB is going to live forever.

True evil never really dies.